TH Sound Pronunciation Worksheet
How to say it (Tongue between the teeth): Soft th (thin, three, think): tongue between the teeth, blow — no voice. Buzzing th (this, they, the): tongue between the teeth, with voice. t and d: tongue behind the top teeth (tin, day).
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- 1.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “dog”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 2.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thank”? (a) Between your teeth (b) Behind your top teeth
- 3.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thin”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 4.Is the “th” in “thick” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 5.Which word fits? “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
- 6.Listen: is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 7.Which word starts with the same sound as “day”? (a) dog (b) that (c) thing
- 8.Is the “th” in “think” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 9.Which word fits? “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
- 10.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “that”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 11.Listen: is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 12.Which word fits? “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
- 13.Is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 14.Which word starts with the same sound as “desk”? (a) thin (b) that (c) dog
- 15.Which word fits? “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
- 16.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thing”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 17.Listen: is the “th” in “thirsty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 18.Which word fits? “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
- 19.Which word fits? “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
- 20.Which word fits? “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
- 21.Listen: is the “th” in “them” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 22.Which word fits? “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
- 23.Which word starts with the same sound as “top”? (a) tank (b) this (c) think
- 24.Which word starts with the same sound as “dark”? (a) these (b) thin (c) dare
- 25.Which word fits? “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 26.Listen: where does your tongue go for the first sound of “those”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 27.Where does your tongue go for the first sound of “thirsty”? (a) Behind your top teeth (b) Between your teeth
- 28.Listen: is the “th” in “three” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 29.Listen: is the “th” in “those” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 30.Listen: is the “th” in “then” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 31.Which word fits? “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
- 32.Is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 33.Listen: is the “th” in “they” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 34.Is the “th” in “there” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 35.Is the “th” in “these” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 36.Which word fits? “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
- 37.Listen: is the “th” in “thumb” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “thin” (b) as in “this”
- 38.Listen: is the “th” in “thirty” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
- 39.Which word starts with the same sound as “that”? (a) thank (b) they (c) dark
- 40.Is the “th” in “thing” like the “th” in “thin” or in “this”? (a) as in “this” (b) as in “thin”
Answer key
- Behind your top teeth
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- day
- as in “thin”
- dog
- as in “thin”
- tree
- Between your teeth
- as in “this”
- three
- as in “thin”
- dog
- thought
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- then
- though
- thick
- as in “this”
- tin
- tank
- dare
- tank
- Between your teeth
- Between your teeth
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- thin
- as in “thin”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- as in “this”
- thank
- as in “thin”
- as in “thin”
- they
- as in “thin”
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